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| Name (Style) | Hanzi (CH) | Decimal (CH) |
|---|---|---|
| Yadan * | 雅丹 | 雅丹 |
Fictional. Prime Minister to King Cheliji of the Western Qiang. * Frequently written ‘Ya Dan’. | ||
| Yan Baihu [White Tiger Yan]* | 嚴白虎 | 嚴白虎 |
Fought with Sun Ce, but was defeated. Killed by Dong Xi. * ‘白虎’ translates to ‘White Tiger’, thus his alleged Chinese name of Yan Baihu actually reads ‘White Tiger of Yan’, as he appears in several English books. Yan Baihu was recorded in history by his nickname. His real name, if he actually had one, is unknown. | ||
| Yan Gang* | 嚴綱 | 嚴綱 |
Officer of Gongsun Zan. Led Zan’s army at Jieqiao, but was killed by Qu Yi. * Some versions of novel call him Yan Guang. | ||
| Yan Jun (Mancai) | 嚴畯 (曼才) | 嚴畯 (曼才) |
Refused appointment as Lu Su’s successor but was unable to ride a horse | ||
| Yan Liang | 顏良 | 顏良 |
A fierce general in service under Yuan Shao. Beheaded by Guan Yu. | ||
| Yan Pu | 閻圃 | 閻圃 |
Vassal of Zhang Lu. Advised Lu on the defence against Cao Cao. | ||
| Yan Rou | 閻柔 | 閻柔 |
Officer of Wei. Campaigned with Cao Cao against the Wuwan. | ||
| Yan Wen (Bojian) | 閻溫 (伯儉) | 閻溫 (伯儉) |
Captured by Ma Chao, when dragged before the walls, he urged the defenders to fight on. | ||
| Yan Xiang | 閻象 | 閻象 |
Advised Yuan Shu not to attack Sun Ce, but rather to defend against Lü Bu. | ||
| Yan Yan | 嚴筵 | 嚴筵 |
Served Liu Zhang, but surrendered to Zhang Fei after being defeated by him. | ||
| Yan Yu* | 嚴輿 | 嚴輿 |
Yan Baihu’s brother. Killed by an enraged Sun Ce after suggesting that Sun Ce join ... * Also said to be Yan Xing in Dynasty Tactics 2. | ||
| Yan Yu (Wenping)* | 閻宇 (文平) | 閻宇 (文平) |
Given rank by Huang Hao. Talentless. Disbanded Jiang Wei’s defense of Qishan Hills. * Yan Yu’s name is incorrectly translated in the Brewitt-Taylor as ‘Yan Yun’. | ||
| Yan Zheng | 嚴政 | 嚴政 |
Officer of Zhang Bao. Killed Bao when defeat was inevitable. | ||
| Yan Zhi | 閻芝 | 閻芝 |
Shu officer. Died in the year following Kongming’s occupation of Hanzhong. | ||
| Yang Ang | 楊昂 | 楊昂 |
Officer of Zhang Lu. Fought against Cao Cao at Yang Ping. | ||
| Yang Bo | 楊柏 | 楊柏 |
Officer of Zhang Lu. Killed by Ma Chao when Chao defected to Liu Bei. | ||
| Yang Chou | 楊醜 | 楊醜 |
Killed his former lord Zhang Yang, for Cao Cao, but in turn was killed by Sui Gu. | ||
| Yang Feng | 楊奉 | 楊奉 |
Betrayed Li Jue to help Emperor Xian. Served Yuan Shu then Lü Bu. Killed by Bei’s ... | ||
| Yang Feng* | 楊鋒 | 楊鋒 |
Man chieftain. Ally of Meng Huo, who later betrayed to help Zhuge Liang. * Referenced incorrectly as ‘Yang Fang’ in Brewitt-Taylor’s translation and other sources. | ||
| Yang Fu (Yishan) | 楊阜 (義山) | 楊阜 (義山) |
Official of Wei who was involved in the defeat of Ma Chao. | ||
| Yang Hong (Jixiu) | 楊洪 (季休) | 楊洪 (季休) |
Served Liu Zhang and remained in service under Liu Bei. Provincial Secretary. | ||
| Yang Hu (Shuzi) | 羊祜 (叔子) | 羊祜 (叔子) |
A talented Jin officer. Held Xiang Yang. Formed a friendship with Lu Kang of Wu. | ||
| Yang Huai | 楊懷 | 楊懷 |
Officer of Liu Zhang. Executed after an attempt to assassinate Liu Bei. | ||
| Yang Ji | 楊濟 | 楊濟 |
Champion General under Jin. Controlled the field armies during the invasion of Wu. | ||
| Yang Ji | 楊稷 | 楊稷 |
Historically sent to give gifts to Cao Xiu. In the novel, slanders Liu Ye to Cao Rui. | ||
| Yang Jun (Jicai) | 楊俊 (季才) | 楊俊 (季才) |
A widely admired offical, he established schools in area’s he governed and helped ... | ||
| Yang Lü (Weifang) | 楊慮 (威方) | 楊慮 (威方) |
Served Shu. Yang Yi’s brother, died at 17 but was known for virtue. | ||
| Yang Mi | 楊密 | 楊密 |
Imperial Corps Commander. Persuaded Guo Si not to kill Yang Biao. | ||
| Yang Qi | 楊琦 | 楊琦 |
Imperial Counselor to Emperor Xian. Advised through Li Jue and Guo Si’s abuse. | ||
| Yang Qiu | 楊秋 | 楊秋 |
One of Han Sui’s Eight Knights. Sent by Han Sui to Cao Cao as an envoy of peace. | ||
| Yang Qun | 陽群 | 陽群 |
Shu officer. Died in the year following Kongming’s occupation of Hanzhong. | ||
| Yang Ren* | 楊任 | 楊任 |
Officer of Zhang Lu. Fought well against Cao Cao’s forces at Yang Ping. * He is called Yan Ren in the online version of the novel and possibly in other sources. | ||
| Yang Song | 楊松 | 楊松 |
Vassal of Zhang Lu. Known to be greedy, he betrayed Zhang Lu. | ||
| Yang Xi (Wenran) | 楊戲 (文然) | 楊戲 (文然) |
Respected for his honesty but was sacked and died a commoner. Wrote the Ji-Han fuchen zan. | ||
| Yang Xin | 楊欣 | 楊欣 |
Served Wei. District Governor of Jincheng before helping Deng Ai’s invasion of Shu. | ||
| Yang Xiu (Dezu) | 楊修 (德祖) | 楊修 (德祖) |
A talented scholar and friend of Cao Zhi. Disliked by Cao Cao. | ||
| Yang Yi | 楊稷 | 楊稷 |
Grand Administrator of Jiaozhi of Jin Dynasty. | ||
| Yang Yi (Weigong) | 楊儀 (威公) | 楊儀 (威公) |
High ranking Shu minister. Later later stripped of rank for dissentious words. | ||
| Yang Zhao | 楊肇 | 楊肇 |
Inspector of Jingzhou who was defeated by Wu alongside Bu Chan. Sacked after defeat. | ||
| Yang Zuo | 楊祚 | 楊祚 |
Officer of Gongsun Yuan. Fought Sima Yi with an army of 80,000. | ||
| Yi Ji (Jibo)* | 伊籍 (機伯) | 伊籍 (機伯) |
Originally served Liu Biao, but after Biao’s death left to serve Liu Bei. * Rafe calls him Yin Ji. | ||
| Yin Damu | 尹大目 | 尹大目 |
Tried to stop Wen Qin during Guanqiu Jian’s rebellion, but failed. | ||
| Yin Kai | 尹楷 | 尹楷 |
Commander of Wuan. Officer under Yuan Shang. Killed by Xu Chu. | ||
| Yin Li [Lu’er] [Black Boy]* | 尹禮[盧兒] | 尹禮[盧兒] |
A bandit leader, he later helped Zang Ba against the Yuan’s. Called Black Boy. * Lu’er, which translates to ‘Black Boy’, was his nickname. | ||
| Yin Mo (Siqian) | 尹默 (思潛) | 尹默 (思潛) |
Learnt from Sima Hui, had great knowledge of the classics, appointed tutor of Liu Shan. | ||
| Yin Shang | 尹賞 | 尹賞 |
Friend of Jiang Wei in Tianshui. Surrendered Tianshui to Shu, made Prefect of Jicheng. | ||
| Yong Kai | 雍闓 | 雍闓 |
Along with Gao Ding and Zhu Bao, rebelled in Southern Yizhou. | ||
| Yu Du [Poison Yu]* | 于毒 | 于毒 |
A leader of the Black Mountain Tribe, he was defeated by Cao Cao then later by Yuan Shao. * Commonly displayed as Yu Du. His name, a title, is properly displayed as Poison Yu. | ||
| Yu Fan (Zhongxiang) | 虞翻 (仲翔) | 虞翻 (仲翔) |
Advisor to Wang Lang. Surrendered to Sun Ce. Convinced Mi Fang, Fu Shiren to defect to Wu. | ||
| Yu Jin (Wenze) | 于禁 (文則) | 于禁 (文則) |
Served Cao Cao. Surrendered to Guan Yu. Shamed by Cao Pi into suicide. | ||
| Yu Mi | 于麋 | 于麋 |
An officer of Liu Yao. Defeated in a duel with Sun Ce and died. | ||
| Yu Quan | 于詮 | 于詮 |
Served as commander in Wu during Sun Liang’s reign. Helped support Zhuge Dan. | ||
| Yu She | 俞涉 | 俞涉 |
Served as a commander under Yuan Shu. Killed by Hua Xiong. | ||
| Yu Si | 虞汜 | 虞汜 |
Son of Yu Fan. | ||
| Yuan Feng (Zhouyang) | 袁逢 (周陽) | 袁逢 (周陽) |
Father of Yuan Shu and possibly Yuan Shao. Minister of Agriculture in service to Han. | ||
| Yuan Huan (Yaoqing) | 袁渙 (曜卿) | 袁渙 (曜卿) |
A man of courtesy, generosity and restraint, he refused to rebuke Liu Bei. | ||
| Yuan Pang | 袁滂 | 袁滂 |
Father of Yuan Huan, who served Wei. | ||
| Yuan Shang (Xianfu) | 袁尚 (顯甫) | 袁尚 (顯甫) |
Served Yuan Shao, then opposed his brother, Tan. Executed by Gongsun Kang. | ||
| Yuan Shao* | 爰邵 | 爰邵 |
Guard of Deng Ai. Versed in the Book of Changes, he predicts Deng Ai’s success ... * Called Shao Yuan in some translations. Dispite the fact that they are different Han Zi, Yuan Shao of Wei’s name is pronounced exactly the same as the more commonly known Yuan2 Shao4 [Benchu] | ||
| Yuan Shao (Benchu) | 袁紹 (本初) | 袁紹 (本初) |
Childhood friend, and later enemy of, Cao Cao. Defeated at Guan Du. | ||
| Yuan Shu (Gonglu) | 袁術 (公路) | 袁術 (公路) |
Yuan Shao’s younger brother. Declared himself Emperor, but soon after died. | ||
| Yuan Tan (Xiansi) | 袁譚 (顯思) | 袁譚 (顯思) |
Yuan Shao’s oldest son. Succeeded his father, but fought with his brother, Shang. | ||
| Yuan Wei (Ciyang) | 袁隗 () | 袁隗 () |
Imperial Guardian and uncle to Yuan Shao. Killed by a vengeful Dong Zhuo. | ||
| Yuan Xi (Xianyi) | 袁熙 (顯奕) | 袁熙 (顯奕) |
Served Yuan Shao. Sided with his brother, Shang. Executed by Gongsun Kang. | ||
| Yuan Yao | 袁燿 | 袁燿 |
Son of Yuan Shu. Later fled to Sun Ce’s court after Liu Xun’s defeat. | ||
| Yuan Yi (Boye) | 袁遺 (伯業) | 袁遺 (伯業) |
Governor of Shanyang. Was a member of the anti-Dong Zhuo coalition. | ||
| Yuan Yin | 袁胤 | 袁胤 |
Nephew of Yuan Shu. Defended Yuan Shu’s belongings after Shu’s death, but ... | ||
| Yue Chen* | 樂綝 | 樂綝 |
Served Wei. Son of Yue Jin. Campaigned against Shu with Cao Zhen. Executed by Zhuge Dan. * Mistranslated as ‘Yue Shen’ in some Koei games, and on rare occasion referenced as ‘Yue Lin’. | ||
| Yue Jin (Wenqian)* | 樂進 (文謙) | 樂進 (文謙) |
Served Cao Cao from the beginning. Shot from his horse by Gan Ning. * His name is incorrectly translated as Yue Jing’ in some Brewitt-Taylor editions. Yue Jin is also sometimes translated as Le Jin (and in Destiny of an Emperor they somehow botched it up further to Le Xin). | ||
| Yue Jiu | 樂就 | 樂就 |
Served Yuan Shu guarding Shouchun, but died after his defeat there by Cao Cao. | ||
| Yueji * | 越吉 | 越吉 |
Fictional. Marshal under King Cheliji of the Western Qiang. Killed by Guan Xing. * Frequently written ‘Yue Ji’. | ||
| Yun Ying | 雲英 | 雲英 |
Concubine of Dong Cheng. Her interactions with Qin Qingtong got Cheng killed. | ||
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June 29, 2008